Deprecation vs. Depreciation — What's the Difference?

In several fields, especially computing, deprecation is a term for the discouragement of use of some terminology, feature, design, or practice, typically because it has been superseded or is no longer considered efficient or safe, without completely removing it or prohibiting its use. Typically, deprecated materials are not completely removed to ensure legacy compatibility or back up practice in case new methods are not functional in an odd scenario.

In accountancy, depreciation refers to two aspects of the same concept: first, the actual decrease of fair value of an asset, such as the decrease in value of factory equipment each year as it is used and wear, and second, the allocation in accounting statements of the original cost of the assets to periods in which the assets are used (depreciation with the matching principle).Depreciation is thus the decrease in the value of assets and the method used to reallocate, or "write down" the cost of a tangible asset (such as equipment) over its useful life span. Businesses depreciate long-term assets for both accounting and tax purposes.

To express disapproval of; deplore.

A decrease or loss in value, as because of age, wear, or market conditions.

To belittle; depreciate.

(Accounting) An allowance made for a loss in value of property.

(Computers) To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.

Reduction in the purchasing value of money.

(uncountable) The act of deprecating.

An instance of disparaging or belittlement.

(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.

The state of being depreciated; disparagement.

Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.

The decline in value of assets.

(countable) An imprecation or curse.

(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.

The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented.

The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.

Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.

The falling of value; reduction of worth.

An imprecation or curse.

The state of being depreciated.

A strong expression of disapprobation; an expression of a low opinion.

A decrease in price or value;

A prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

Decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

A communication that belittles somebody or something